The Egyptian Cinderella Day 4

By Shirley Climo

Story Structure

Vocabulary

Doze sleep lightly After Thanksgiving dinner my father will

often doze in his chair while watching a football game.

Seldom sel dom rarely not often Mrs. Pushee was surprised when

JaCourtney was absent from school because he seldom missed a day.

vocabulary

Coaxed coax ed urged encouraged Mikaela coaxed her dog into the house by offering

it dog treats. Declared declar(e) +ed stated announced Dustin declared that he would run for student

council next year. Nimble nim ble quick and skillful The cat is so nimble that she could jump from the

sofa to the top of the high cabnet.

Dull boring uninteresting Kiersten was very disappointed when the

movie she had been waiting to watch turned out to be really boring.

Dismissed dis miss ed excused Mrs. G dismissed the students after the

assembly so that they could go back to class.

Vocabulary

Deserted desert ed empty abandoned

The old house was falling down in disrepair and had been deserted for many many years.

Story Structure

This week as we read we will be concentrating on finding different parts of a story. This will include setting, characters, problem solution and type of story.

By recognizing these elements good readers better understand what is happening in the story.

Building Background

Every story has some things that are the same. What are some of the things that makeup every story?

Setting Characters Problem and

Solution Type of story

Types of Stories

Can you name different types of stories?

Folktales Fantasy Historical Fiction Science Fiction Mystery

This week we are reading a fairy tale. Can you think of any other fairy tales. TPS

Background

Setting- the time and place of the story.

Characters- the people in the story.

Fairy Tales

Fairy tales have good and bad characters. Usually the good characters have a problem that needs to be solved. One of the things that make fairy tales different from other stories is that they usually have a magical creature or person in the story. Also fairy tales always have happy endings. Keep these things in mind as you read the story this week.

Listening

Finish reading Cinderella What was Cinderella’s biggest

problem? How was Cinderella’s problem solved

at the end of the story. How is this typical for a fairy tale?

More Background

What will the falcon do with the red shoe? Will Rhodopis ever get to meet the Pharaoh?

Team Talk

Read page 15 with partner. Read pages 18-22 silently. How did the Pharaoh feel about the party? Why did Amasis want every maiden in Egypt

to try on the shoe? What caused the servant girls to become

angry when they arrived at the Pharaoh’s party?

Vocabulary

Write a meaningful sentence with one of the following words.

Doze seldom coaxed declared Nimble dull dismissed deserted

Adventures in Writing

Using what you have learned you are going to write a fairy tale.

Story Structure 20 pts Setting- characters- problem solution 30 pts Elements of a fairy tale – good and bad

characters, a magical character, a happy ending 20 pts

Use full sentences 10 pts Use capitals and periods 10 pts A catchy title 10 pts

Solution –she runs away

Problem- Goldilocks breaks al the bears

stuff

Good- the BearsBad – Goldilocks

A small house in the woods

GoldilocksMama BearPapa BearBaby Bear

Goldilocks and the 3 bears